Something’s Wrong with This Game — I Became a God by Mining!

In the dimly lit stone cavern, only the constant thudding sounds echoed.

Yang Ling had no idea how long he had been chiseling.

He was utterly exhausted.

Chiseling Vermilion Gold Ore gave experience points.

So he could still sustain himself.

But chiseling this Tyrant Ghost Spider gave no experience until it died.

The drain on his strength was immense.

The Vajra Bright King Technique had long since stopped circulating.

His arms were already unbearably sore and aching.

Suddenly, a spider leg rested on Yang Ling's shoulder.

There was no pain as he had imagined. Instead, a terrifying, surging chill poured into Yang Ling's body.

At the same time, Wu Xiaochen and the others also received this wave of experience points.

They didn't have Yang Ling's experience; they only felt their strength increase and judged that they had leveled up.

Wu Xiaochen immediately opened his Status Panel to check. Sure enough, he had leveled up, and his expression became somewhat excited.

This meant the Tyrant Ghost Spider had been dealt with!

……

"Congratulations, you have leveled up, gaining 1 Free Attribute Point."

Pleasant chimes rang out one after another.

The massive amount of experience points immediately restored Yang Ling's stamina.

He struggled free from the Tyrant Ghost Spider's abdomen, walked a distance away, and then turned to look at it.

Tyrant Ghost Spider

Level: 101

Strength: 129

Agility: 67

Spirit: 13

Special Skill: Frenzied Charge

"Over a hundred levels? No wonder I couldn't see its Status Panel."

"This thing has probably lived by the Vermilion Gold Ore for many years, slowly accumulating such a terrifying level."

Yang Ling inwardly drew a sharp breath of cold air, feeling a wave of relief.

This time, luck accounted for the vast majority of their success in killing this Tyrant Ghost Spider.

"In the future, I need to be even more careful when encountering this kind of BOSS. Can't deal with them recklessly."

"But leveling up three times in a row this time is also good, saves a lot of time grinding levels."

Yang Ling felt somewhat happy inside.

He allocated his Free Attribute Points to Agility, then opened his Status Panel:

Character: Yang Ling

Profession: Constable (Beast Tamer)

Level: 27

Strength: 11

Agility: 23

Spirit: 30

Exclusive Skill: Insight x2

Martial Arts: Vajra Bright King Technique (Comprehensive Mastery)

Experience Points: 135/10000

Boulder Crushing Fist (Comprehensive Mastery)

Proficiency: 102/10000

Thief-Capturing Saber Technique (Comprehensive Mastery)

Proficiency: 2012/10000

Ethereal Steps (Comprehensive Mastery)

Proficiency: 87/10000

HP: 510 (100)

Vital Qi: 10

"Level 27. Not far from Level 30. Most likely I'll get another treasure chest."

Yang Ling focused his mind and opened the Divine Realm Level Ranking:

[Divine Realm Level Ranking]

[001: Ironclad Department, Yang Ling, Level 27, Profession: Constable]

[002: Nine Immortals Dao Palace, Lin Caiyi, Level 26, Profession: Daoist]

[003: Extreme Flame Sword Manor, Jiang Tian'ai, Level 26, Profession: Swordsman]

[004: Divine Sect, Zhang Shendao, Level 25, Profession: Assassin]

[005: Arhat Temple, Li Shou, Level 25, Profession: Berserk Monk]

[006: Bitter Awareness Temple, Hui Wu, Level 20, Profession: Martial Monk]

[007: Valley of the Dead, Qi Kai, Level 20, Profession: Medical Apprentice]

[008: Mountain and River Sect, Wu Xiaochen, Level 20, Profession: Blade Guard]

[009: Great Yan Sword Sect, Fang Yun, Level 20, Profession: Swordsman]

[010: Ironclad Department, Qin Mo, Level 19, Profession: Constable]

"First place again. Can't go easy on them from now on. Need to maintain first place. Maybe I can get a golden treasure chest."

Yang Ling felt a surge of anticipation.

The silver treasure chest gave him a first-rate movement technique, Ethereal Steps.

What could a golden treasure chest bring him?

Definitely nothing bad!

Just then, the Tyrant Ghost Spider's corpse suddenly transformed into a faint silver light and dissipated.

All traces it left vanished without a trace.

Including the filthy water sprayed all over Yang Ling's face.

Where its corpse disappeared, a silver treasure chest lay quietly.

"This... it dropped a silver treasure chest?"

Yang Ling quickly stepped forward and immediately opened the silver treasure chest.

Inside lay a yellow talisman.

The symbols on it were like ghostly scribbles, completely incomprehensible.

Yang Ling was momentarily stunned. A talisman?

How could there be such a reward?

He felt a pang of disappointment. Even if it didn't give a first-rate martial arts technique, giving a Foundation Consolidation Pill or a Spirit Nurturing Pill would have been good too.

No Spirit Nurturing Pill? Giving a weapon would be fine.

No weapon? Giving a pickaxe would be acceptable.

How could it give a talisman?

He picked up the talisman, and a piece of information appeared:

[Invisibility Talisman: Activated by Vital Qi, Duration 5 minutes]

"..."

Yang Ling was somewhat incredulous. An Invisibility Talisman?

There's such a thing!?

But he immediately snapped out of it. The value of this Invisibility Talisman was enormous!

If he had this talisman earlier, dealing with the Tyrant Ghost Spider wouldn't have been so difficult and embarrassing; it would have been a guaranteed victory!

"This thing... although it's not as good as a first-rate cultivation technique being permanent, if used well, its value might even surpass that of a first-rate technique."

"It can save your life at a critical moment!"

He carefully stored the Invisibility Talisman, then proceeded to connect the two tunnels.

The six-person team gathered in the stone cavern.

Wu Xiaochen looked around but didn't see the Tyrant Ghost Spider's figure. There were no signs of fire burning here either, and even the Fire Oil barrels were still hanging intact in mid-air.

He was taken aback. "Brother Yang, what's going on?! The Fire Oil wasn't even triggered?"

"Where did the spider go?"

Li Tianye and Chen Xu also looked utterly confused.

Chen Guoqing, seeing that Yang Ling was unharmed, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"There was an accident just now. The exit collapsed prematurely because of the spider. Brother Yang didn't get out in time, so I couldn't ignite the Fire Oil."

"Hiss!"

Wu Xiaochen and the others collectively drew sharp breaths of cold air.

Yang Ling smiled. "It was indeed very dangerous just now. But that spider has been dealt with by me. Did you all receive experience points?"

"Yes!"

Everyone nodded in unison, but inwardly, they were secretly horrified.

Such a monster was just... killed like that?

"I suspect that if a 'Divine Realm' boss is killed by us players, its body will disappear on its own."

A trace of gravity appeared on Yang Ling's face.

"This usually means that this boss is likely to respawn."

"Hiss—"

This conjecture made everyone present suck in cold air.

If it respawned after they had worked so hard to kill it, wouldn't that be...

"But this might not necessarily be a bad thing."

Yang Ling smiled. "If we could kill it once, we can kill it a second time. It gives a lot of experience."

"This time I was the main force. The experience it gave me allowed me to level up three times in a row."

"I'm first on the Divine Realm Level Ranking now."

Everyone's eyes lit up. That's right!

This isn't necessarily a bad thing!

"Congratulations, Brother Yang, for reclaiming the top spot!"

Wu Xiaochen immediately clasped his fists and said with a smile.

"I also moved up a step this time, to eighth place!"

"Mining really is the fastest way to level up. If it weren't for mining, plus the bit of experience from this boss fight, I'd doubt I could maintain a top-ten ranking."

At this point, Chen Xu and the others also spoke up, saying they had reached Level 10 and needed to change classes to continue leveling up.

"Don't look at me. The Mountain and River Sect doesn't accept commoners. My godfather spent three thousand taels of silver to get me in as a disciple of the Mountain and River Sect."

Wu Xiaochen waved his hand with a smile, then gestured towards Yang Ling with his chin.

"Talk to Brother Yang. Your best chance right now is to become constables. Brother Yang can help."

Chen Xu and the others all looked at Yang Ling, their eyes filled with anticipation.

"That shouldn't be too difficult. I'm about to become the Chief Constable of Green Mountain City. When that time comes, a word from me and you can join."

Yang Ling smiled. "By then, you'll be able to learn the Thief-Capturing Saber Technique, gain the status of Martial Artists, and unlock your Status Panels."

"Thank you, Brother Yang!"

Everyone's faces were alight with excitement and wild joy.

They had finally waited for this day!

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